Prevalence of <i>erm</i> genes encoding macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin (MLS) resistance among clinical isolates of <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> in a Turkish university hospital
CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION, sa.8, ss.797-799, 2006 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Basım Tarihi: 2006
- Doi Numarası: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2006.01486.x
- Dergi Adı: CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.797-799
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
This study investigated the prevalence of the erm(A), erm(B) and erm(C) genes among 122 MLS-resistant clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus from a Turkish university hospital. Of these isolates, 44 were inducibly resistant and 78 were constitutively resistant. The presence of one or more erm genes was demonstrated in 114 isolates; the erm(C) gene was detected in 97 isolates, and the erm(A) gene was detected in 96 isolates. Seventy-eight isolates harboured both erm(A) and erm(C). The combination of erm(A), erm(B) and erm(C) genes was detected in only one isolate.